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Mar. 



HerricJc's Auroral Register. 



Mostly clear. No A.B. to lO''. 



Cl'r : faint illumination, supposed to be auroral, but doubtful, to 9^''. 



Clear. No A.B. to 9*^. 



Clear. No A.B. to 10^. 



Clear. No A.B. to ^^\ 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 10*^. 



Clear until about S^''. Moon. No A.B. seen. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9|^'', and probably all night. 



M'y cl'r to about 9'' : moon : no A.B. seen : becoming cl'y about 9"^. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and probably all night. 



Ov't ; sleet falling sparingly. Obs. impos. to 9^*^, and d's all night. 



Clearing up. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9*^, but obs. imperfect. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9"^. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9|'\ 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9''. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9|^^. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to lO*", and probably later. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B, at about 8'\ 



Clear. No A.B. 



Clear. No A.B. to lO'^. 



Ov't. Obs, impos. to 10'', and doubtless all night. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9'', and probably later. 



Partly clouded. No A.B. seen to 10'', 



Clear. No A.B. to 9''. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and doubtless all night. 



Clear. Faint auroral dawn.* 



Cleai", no A.B. seen to about 8'', when it was becoming cl'y.* 



Clear. A.B. all the evening.* 



Clear. A.B. all the evening, and probably all night.* 



Clear. Slight A.B.* 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'' at least. 



P'y cl'r to ab't 74^'', after ov't : no A.B. seen to 7^'', after obs. impos. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and prob. most of night. [seen to 9'^J 



P'y cl'r, but N. more or less obsc. : moon begins to interf : no A.B.,| 



Clear, Moon, No A,B. seen to 10''. 



Clear, Moon. No A.B. seen to 9|''. 



Ov't to 10'', and obs. impos. 



Ov't ; snow and rain. Obs. impos. to 9'', and all night. 



Mostly clear: moon : N. embarrassed by cl'ds : no A.B. seen to 9*".] 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and doubtless all night. 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 9^'', 



Clear. Moon. No A.B. seen to 10''. 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 10'', and p. all night. [opportunity for obs. I 



Embarrassed by flying cl'ds : moon : no A.B. seen to 9'' ; but little! 



Ov't. Obs. impos. to 9^'' at least. Cleared ofi" during night. 



Clear. Moon. A.B. all the evening.* " (418)] 



Ov't.' Obs. impos. to 9''. 



413) 

 (414) 

 (415)1 



Feb. 16th.- 

 soon fadiiij;. 



Feb. 17tli.- 

 extent 



Feb. 18th. 



Feb. 19th 

 remarkable, 



Feb. 20th 



March 7th 



-About 7h 30m Mr. F. Bradley saw an auroral cloud in Ursa Major, narrow, andl 



-About 4h A.M. of 18th, a disi^lay of the A.B. visible, of considerable splendor audi 



— Not a great display ; much general light and occasional streamers. 

 — A splendid display, and not often surpassed. About 7h, lOh 30m, and Ih, most| 

 the heavens two-thirds full of pulsating auroral sheets and patches ; some red light. 

 — A faint and limited illumination, with occasional streamers. 



A clear but limited illumination reaching up 3° to 5°. I saw no streamers. 



